Al-Ghantu

Al-Ghantoo (Template:Lang-ar) is a village in the northwest of Homs City (12 kilometres (12,000 m) from the center of the city) in the middle of Syria. According to a 2004 survey, the village has 12,000 residents; most of whom work in agriculture . There are a few good farmers who are specialized in vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, tomato,carrot,pepper and so many others. Now the people increasing the olive planted area year by year.

There are many places of interest in the village including old Romanian Bridges and Water Mills on Al-Assai River which pass through the village in the west.

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  Cabbage in the Village 2006
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  The Village behind 2006

view of the village from the Satellite

• http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=106360682491308309067.00044c764690dd22e1f17&ll=34.822171,36.695731&spn=0.007451,0.014591&z=16

External links

• http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Homs.htm
• http://www.homsgovernorate.org.sy/hg/index.php